Rethinking the Mathematics Curriculum for Engineering and Science Students

Conference Schedule

Lecture Hall 119, Instructional Center 

759 Ferst Drive, Atlanta Georgia


Friday, April 25

Coffee 9:30 -9:45


Presentations

Friday Morning 9:45 -12:00


Tom Trotter 9:45-10:00

Georgia Institute of Technology, Chair of Mathematics

Opening


Michael Loss 10:00-10:30

Georgia Institute of Technology, Mathematics

What should you know in mathematics for succeeding at Tech


Ruedi Seiler 10:30-11:15

T.U. Berlin

Title: From MUMIE to POLY-MATH


Coffee Break 11:15-11:30


Emanuele Di Lorenzo   11:30-12:15

Georgia Institute of Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Title: Painting portraits of the Ocean with the Euler-Lagrange equation


Lunch 12:15-1:15


David Boyd 1:15-1:45 

Valdosta 

Title: Where have we been, and where are we going?


Tom Morley  1:45-2:15

Georgia Institute of Technology, Mathematics

Title: K-12 Outreach and the new Georgia Performance Standards


Coffee Break 2:15-2:30


Jack Morrell  2:30-3:00

Atlanta Metropolitan College

Title: Notes from the underbelly: How to be all things to all people


Prassad Tetali 3:00-3:30

Georgia Institute of Technology, Mathematics

Title: The role of Discrete Math in an undergraduate curriculum


First (brief) Round Table Discussion 3:30-4:00



Discussion




Saturday, April 26

Coffee 9:30 -10:00


Presentations

Friday Morning 10:00 -12:00


Eric Carlen 10:00-10:20

Georgia Institute of Technology and Rutgers, Mathematics

Content in Multivariable Calculus Courses: What should be there now?


Maria C. Carvalho 10:20-10:40

University of Lisbon and Rutgers, Mathematics

Content in Algebra Courses: What should be there now?



Rafael Benguria 10:40-11:00

Catholic University of Santiago, Mathematics

Title: Mathematics and Physics for Engineers in Chile


Coffee Break 11:00-11:30


Hak Taub   11:30-12:00

University of Missouri, Physics

Writing Intensive Physics Courses at the University of Missouri


Lunch 1200-1:00



Second Round Table Discussion:  1:00